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29. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To ask readers to think about it.
B. To introduce the topic to readers.
C. To discuss the problem with readers
D. To ask readers to answer the question
30. From the passage, we know_____.
A. maximisers always get the best job
B. maximisers would rather be fast than thorough
C. maximisers sometimes consider every possible option
D. maximisers are more satisfied with their salaries than satisfivers
31. Why do satisficers feel better than maximisers?
A. Because they feel content with their choices
B. Because they have time to make a good decision
C. Because they have no patience to make decisions
D. Because they have a higher demand for their jibs.
32. According to the last paragraph, Hu advises us to_____.
A. increase the range of options B. spend time making decisions
C. accept that nothing is perfect D. stick to the decision we made
D
Forget countless glasses of water or getting your beauty sleep. The secret of looking young is simply to protect your face from the sun. A new study shows that those who avoid the sun’s rays look younger than they actually are. However, other supposed rules, from drinking lots of water to sleeping well and exercising regularly, failed to hold back the hands of time.
The finding comes from a study of 231 women of all ages who were quizzed about their living habits, including whether they were sun-worshippers. It didn’t take into account the sleep pattern. Then researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital guessed how old the women were. Those who took care in the sun tended to have aged more slowly. A lucky four had so few wrinkles and age spots that they appeared to be two decades younger than they really were.
Alexa Kimball, a professor of dermatology (皮肤学), says the popular idea that we drink lots of water to stay healthy is a myth and the body is good at judging how much we need. Previous research by the British Nutrition Foundation(BNF)reached a similar conclusion. Just drinking water for the sake of drinking water really has no effect on improving the skin.
A second study suggested that low-level day to day exposure to the sun is more ageing than occasional stay in the hot sun. Finally, DNA examination of tiny samples of the women’s skin gave some insight into the damage done by the sun.
Health experts claim that when women become old, the cells of the skin can be tired out. So they urge women should care about their face year round and not just when on a beach holiday. Besides, wearing the sunscreen every day can make a difference.
33. What do we know about the study?
A. It mainly focused on sleeping
B. The women were of the same age.
C. Four women looked 20 years younger
D. Low-level daily exposure is younger than occasional stay
34. What does Alexa Kimball agree with?
A. The body is made up of water.
B. The BNF is quite against his view.
C. Drinking water can improve the skin.
D. People shouldn’t rely on water to improve the skin
35. Which is suggested by health experts?
A. Women should avoid tiredness.
B. The sunscreen can do harm to the skin
C. Daily protection of the face is important
D. There is no need to protect the face in winter
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的.选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A little bit of kindness
In our life there are times when we don’t take action because we feel the act of kindness is too little and that it won’t make a difference. 36 There are many different ways we can show kindness to others
Some people might think that they do not have a chance to give small acts of kindness. 37 For example, if you ride on a bus, have you ever said good morning to the bus driver or do you just ignore him or her and go to your seat? A simple good morning tells the person that you acknowledge him/her. 38
When you go to the supermarket of grocery store, do you hold the door open for a young woman pushing her baby in a stroller(婴儿车)? 39 When you are at school, do you say good morning to your classmates or just go about your study without acknowledging their presence? Or, do you say something kind to those people you meet on the street that ask for money or who are selling various goods?
Generally, a good morning, a door being held open and a kind word are only a few examples of small acts of kindness which can make a difference in ways you may not realize. 40
A. And the list can go on and on.
B. Everyone can do a little bit of kindness.
C. Don’t do anything due to its small kindness
D. Actually these opportunities are everywhere
E. Don’t you just go ahead through it without stopping!
F. And it is even an acknowledgement that can help to brighten a day.
G. However, sometimes the smallest gesture can influence someone’s life.
参考答案:
第一节(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)
21-25 CABAD 26-30 DABBC 31-35 ADCDC
第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分)
36-40 GDFEA
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高考英语阅读理解训练题
英语学习的基本目的是继续打好语言基本功，进一步扩大知识面，培养英语综合技能，充实文化知识，提高交际能力上。下面是我整理的高考英语阅读理解，希望能帮到大家!
阅读理解【1】
Five Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder
No matter how hard we work, it seems that there is never enough time to get all the important tasks done. Rather than working longer, consider working smarter, not harder. Here are some ways to work smarter:
Make a careful plan. Just like every organization needs a business plan, an efficient worker needs a work plan. 36 Schedule your tasks throughout the days, weeks, and months, but do it ahead of time.
Set your goals. As a part of your work plan, you should set clear and measurable goals. Goals should state which tasks are to be completed and when they get completed. Rather than setting firm deadlines, which can lead to pressure and stress, allow a period of time to reach goals. 37
38 Develop a consistent daily work schedule and stick to it! If a typical workday consists of some writing tasks(emails, reports), one-on-one meetings, and processing data, set aside specific time each day to accomplish each kind of tasks.
Delegate(分派工作)effectively. 39 The person who tries to do everything himself or herself not only is overloaded and overstressed, but is bad for their colleagues, by not allowing them to be challenged and grow by taking on important duties.
Don’t make work harder than it actually is. Much of the pressure is produced by ourselves. __40 We feel like we should do more. Remember that tasks should be completed step by step. Focus on each step rather than on the entire project, which can help us cut down on feelings that we are overwhelmed.
A. Stick to your plan.
B. We set unrealistic goals or standards for ourselves.
C. Also, take time to reward yourself for achieving a goal.
D. Organize your workday.
E. We cannot expect to complete the tasks quickly.
F. Learn which tasks can be delegated and which need personal attention.
G. It is a well-thought-out plan to help guide and direct work activities.
【答案】GCDFB
【解析】36.本段主要是强调计划的重要性，前句提到工作需要计划，那么下句就是关于什么样的计划有用，It is a well-thought-out plan to help guide and direct work activities.符合上文。故选G。
37.本段主要是关于设定目标，下文应该是：实现一个目标的'时候，花些时间奖励自己。故选C。
38.根据下文“Develop a consistent daily work schedule and stick to it!”可知，要组织好你的工作日。故选D。
39.根据本段中小标题Delegate(分派工作)effectively.可知，要知道哪些任务可以分派，哪些需要个别关注。故选F。
40.本段主要是关于不要对自己要求过高，工作过于努力，要符合实际。这里应该是：我们为自己设定了不合实际的目标或标准。故选B。
【点评】本文介绍了五个可以让你更加聪明地工作的方法。
阅读理解【2】
For centuries Stonehenge has mystified and enraptured archaeologists and visitors. So maybe it is not surprising that another monumental wonder from prehistory has been overlooked for so long – even though it is just a mile away.
Experts have discovered an ‘extraordinary’ line of giant stones that dates back more than 4,500 years. The area around Stonehenge is littered with prehistoric sights but the 90 or more stones, lying 3ft underground, have only just been discovered by sophisticated radar equipment towed by radar equipment.
The buried monoliths are each up to 15ft tall. Instead of being arranged in a circle as they are at Stonehenge, it is thought they once formed a long standing line.
‘We are looking at one of the largest stone monuments in Europe and it has been under our noses for something like 4,000 years,’ said Professor Vince Gaffney, from the University of Bradford, one of the archaeologists leading the research. ‘It’s truly remarkable. We don’t think there’s anything quite like this anywhere else in the world. This is completely new and the scale is extraordinary.”
Prof. Gaffney believes the stones may have been planted by the same people who built Stonehenge, but he doubts whether there is a direct link between the two monuments.
These stones were placed along a steep slope, cut into a natural dry valley to form a C-shaped feature.
Precisely why the stones were put there remains a mystery. The archaeologists believe that at some stage the stones were pushed over. This was not done to damage the monument but rather to preserve whatever it was about the stones that seemed so important. “There was a transformation in the landscape that we do not understand,” Prof. Gaffney said. “The stones had significance. These were special places. Societies were organized, as with the great cathedrals, to create these things.”
33. What have experts found according to Paragraph 2?
A. An observation post. B. Underground stones.
C. An ancient cemetery. D. A sacrificial site.
34. What can we know about Stonehenge from the passage?
A. A post history wonder confused archaeologists centuries.
B. The mystery of Stonehenge has been solved.
C. The stones might have some connections with the Stonehenge.
D. It is the largest stone monument all over the world.
35. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Such stone monument is common all around the world.
B. The stones might serve for a certain purpose.
C. The stones were ed into a plain.
D. The stones pushed over were to reduce the height of the monument.
【答案】BCB
【解析】33.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“The area around Stonehenge is littered with prehistoric sights but the 90 or more stones, lying 3ft underground,”可知，专家发现了一些地下的石头。故选B。
34.细节理解题。根据文章第五段的句子“Prof. Gaffney believes the stones may have been planted by the same people who built Stonehenge, but he doubts whether there is a direct link between the two monuments.”可知，这些石头有可能和巨石阵有某些联系。故选C。
35.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“The stones had significance. These were special places. Societies were organized, as with the great cathedrals, to create these things.”可知，这些石头可能起着某种作用。故选B。
【点评】文章介绍离著名的巨石阵不远处专家发现一群地下的石头，它们的形状和规模让专家很惊讶，专家正在对它们的作用做研究。
阅读理解【3】
Marvin Minsky is often called the Father of Artificial Intelligence. His work helped inspire the creation of the personal computer and the Internet.
Artificial Intelligence
Before Minsky, computers were more like calculators, performing math operations at speeds much faster than humans. Minsky was the first to say that computers can one day be as intelligent as human beings. He was so convinced about this, that in 1959, he and his friend John McCarthy invented the term “Artificial Intelligence” at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Minsky wrote a book called Perceptrons, describing a particular type of “artificial neural(神经的) network”. Neural networks have made a comeback in a new field of Computer Science called Deep Learning. Deep Learning is used to recognize things and people in pictures , language translation( try Google Translate sometimes), and so on.
Robotics, Microscopes and Virtual Reality
How many of you have done Robotics at school and loved it? You have Minsky to thank again, for his work on Robotics. One of his biggest inventions was the confocal scanning microscope, an instrument that is still widely used today in medical and scientific research.
Minsky was really futuristic. He created one of the first head-mounted graphics displays(头戴式图形显示), which gave rise to the exciting area of Virtual Reality.
Minsky’s major prediction that computers will one day become as intelligent as humans is now called the Theory of Singularity.
29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Minsky himself invented the term “Artificial Intelligence” in MIT.
B. Minsky transformed computer into a machine more intelligent than human beings.
C. Apart from Information Technology, Minsky’s invention is also used in medical field.
D. Minsky invented a headset, with which players can play games in a 3-D environment.
30. Which is NOT the function of Deep Learning?
B. Spot items in Google Photos.
C. Summarize main idea of a passage. D. Translate English into French.
31. Which is NOT one of Minsky’s characteristics according to the passage?
A. Farsighted. B. Creative. C. Pioneering. D. Considerate.
32. In which section of a newspaper can you read this passage?
A. Technology. B. Travel. C. Environment. D. Life.
【答案】CCDA
【解析】29.细节理解题。根据文章第四段的句子“One of his biggest inventions was the confocal scanning microscope, an instrument that is still widely used today in medical and scientific research.”可知，除了信息科技，Minsky的发明也用在医学领域。故选C。
30.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“Deep Learning is used to recognize things and people in pictures , language translation( try Google Translate sometimes), and so on.”可知，Deep Learning包括ABD，不包括总结文章的大意。故选C。
31.细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“His work helped inspire the creation of the personal computer and the Internet.”可知，Minsky是有创造力的;根据第二段的“Minsky was the first to say that computers can one day be as intelligent as human beings.”可知，Minsky是有远见的和开创性的。文章没有提到Minsky是考虑周到的。故选D。
32.推理判断题。文章介绍被称为人工智能之父的Marvin Minsky在信息科技方面做出的贡献。所以是出自报纸的科技版面，故选A。
【点评】文章介绍被称为人工智能之父的Marvin Minsky在信息科技方面做出的贡献。
